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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do neighbors enter the Rue Morgue?

2. How is Madame L'Espanaye related to Camille?

3. How many days before her death did Madame L'Espanaye pull out money?

4. How did the animal act after killing the women?

5. What was one of the murder victims cut with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dupin feel the motive for the murders is?

2. Why does Dupin give The Narrator a pistol?

3. Describe the relationship between the laundress and the two murdered women.

4. In what ways is The Narrator observant like Dupin?

5. Compare Dupin to the police.

6. Could Dupin's analytical skills be a curse, or a bad thing? Why or why not?

7. Why does Dupin want to visit the crime scene?

8. Describe the way the sailor interacts with Dupin.

9. Describe the argument that ensues over the second language that the neighbors heard.

10. What is The Narrator's motivation in the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Determine the tone of the short story. Find three specific elements of the story that create this tone.

Essay Topic 2

What elements of Gothic literature are present in Poe's story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship between the story's narrator and Dupin. Why is their relationship important to the story and the crime that is solved?

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